Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.
JOSEPH JOUBERTLove and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
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It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
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Be charitable and indulge to everyone, but thyself.
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Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.
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The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
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It is easy to understand God as long as you don’t try to explain him.
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One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.
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Politeness is the flower of humanity.
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Innocence is always unsuspicious.
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There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.
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Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
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Children need models rather than critics.
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To teach is to learn twice.
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Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.
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Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
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